ASI Awards New Lunar Habitat Contract to Thales Alenia Space
The Italian Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract for the preliminary design of its Multi-Purpose Habitat, which will serve as a...
ESA Finally Kicks Off Flying Engine Testbed Project Following ITT Reissue
The European Space Agency has tapped UK-based Frazer-Nash to begin work on a Mach 5-capable flying testbed that will be used to test technology...
UK Government Commits £75.6M to Space Debris Removal Mission
The UK Space Agency has issued a £75.6 million (€87.3 million) call for proposals for what it describes as the nation’s first mission to...
ESA Shortlists Five Companies for European Launcher Challenge
The European Space Agency has selected Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, MaiaSpace, and Orbex to proceed to the next phase of its...
ICEYE Secures Three Defence Contracts in Just Two Weeks
Finnish Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured agreements with three European defence customers within a two-week period.
Founded in 2014, ICEYE provides all-weather, day-and-night...
ASI Taps OHB to Develop Lunar Oxygen Extraction Mission
The Italian space agency (ASI) has awarded OHB a contract to develop its ORACLE mission, which aims to validate technology for the extraction of...
CNES Taps ArianeGroup to Lead Reusable Rocket Engine Project
The French space agency CNES announced that it had selected ArianeGroup to lead a project to develop a high-thrust reusable rocket engine.
On 17 June,...
ESA Awards ispace New Contract for MAGPIE Moon Mission
The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to Luxembourg-based ispace EUROPE to develop a rover that will study the surface of the Moon.
The...
T-Minus to Launch a Pair of Barracuda Rockets from Nova Scotia
Dutch rocket builder T-Minus Engineering has signed an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to carry out two rocket launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia...
ESA Awards Contract for Probe That Will Land on Earth-Skimming Asteroid
ESA has awarded a contract for the second CubeSat for its Ramses mission, which will study asteroid Apophis as it passes within 32,000 kilometres...














